Nicole Hensley

Nicole Hensley
Date of birth	June 23, 1994
place of birth	Littleton , Colorado , USA
size	168 cm
Weight	70 kg
position	goalkeeper
number	# 29
Catch hand	Left
Career stations
2008–2012	Green Mountain High School
2012-2016	Lindenwood University
since 2016	USA hockey

Nicole Hensley (born June 23, 1994 in Littleton , Colorado ) is an American ice hockey goalkeeper and coach who has been playing hockey for the US Ice Hockey Federation since the 2016/17 season and at her alma mater , Lindenwood University , works as an assistant trainer. Hensley has been a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team since 2016 and is a multiple world and Olympic champion.

Career

Hensley spent her high school years at Green Mountain High School in Lakewood , Colorado , where she played from 2008 to 2012. The goalkeeper was also on the ice for the Colorado Selects in the Junior Women's Hockey League between 2010 and 2012 . After graduating from high school in the summer of 2012, Hensley moved to Lindenwood University , where she was between the posts for the university team in College Hockey America , a division in the game operations of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Although the subordinate role of the division in the US college game operations and the choice to play at a university whose ice hockey program could not celebrate any significant success, Hensley recommended during her studies because of her achievements for the women's national ice hockey team in the United States .

After completing her studies in the spring of 2016, Hensley was appointed to the national team for the first time and took part in the 2016 World Cup. In the course of the tournament, which the Americans finished by winning the world title, she made her international debut in the preliminary round. This ended with a shutout . As a result, Hensley was signed by the US ice hockey association USA Hockey , while she was working as an assistant coach at her alma mater . At the 2017 World Cup , Hensley became a regular in the goal of the US girls and played three of the five matches. With the lowest number of goals conceded and the highest catch rate of all goalkeepers, she played a major role in winning the gold medal again. Her next international tournament was the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang , where she slipped back into second rank behind Maddie Rooney . Nevertheless, she celebrated winning the gold medal with the Americans at the end of the tournament.

Achievements and Awards

• 2016 gold medal at the world championship
• 2017 gold medal at the world championship
• 2018 gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games

Career statistics

				Regular season
season	team	league		Sp	S.	N	U	Min	GT	SO	Sv%	GTS
2012/13	Lindenwood University	CHA		27	7th	16	3	1597	91	0	92.2	3.42
2013/14	Lindenwood University	CHA		33	5	25th	3	1864	103	0	92.1	3.31
2014/15	Lindenwood University	CHA		30th	10	17th	2	1750	79	2	91.6	2.71
2015/16	Lindenwood University	CHA		32	8th	20th	4th	1904	80	2	92.2	2.52
NCAA overall				122	30th	78	12	7115	353	4th	92.0	2.98

International

Represented the USA at:

• World Championship 2016
• World Championship 2017
• Olympic Winter Games 2018

year	team	event	result		Sp	S.	N	OTN	Min	GT	SO	Sv%	GTS
2016	United States	WM			1	1	0	0	60	0	1	100.0	0.00
2017	United States	WM			3	3	0	0	190	2	2	96.4	0.63
2018	United States	Olympia			1	1	0	0	60	0	1	100.0	0.00
Women overall					5	5	0	0	310	2	4th	97.8	0.38

( Legend for the goalkeeper statistics: GP or Sp = total games; W or S = wins; L or N = defeats; T or U or OT = draws or overtime or shootout defeats; min. = Minutes; SOG or SaT = shots on goal; GA or GT = goals conceded; SO = shutouts ; GAA or GTS = goals conceded ; Sv% or SVS% = catch quota ; EN = empty net goal ; ¹  play-downs / relegation ; italics : statistics not complete)

Web links

• Nicole Hensley at eliteprospects.com (English)